Katamari Damacy Reroll Launch Trailer, My Thoughts

In 2002, Namco published a game for the PlayStation 2 called Katamari Damacy. The game told the tale of a prince who must rebuild the stars and Moon because his father, the King of All Cosmos, did the ultimate goof-up and destroyed them all. How will the prince do this job, you ask? Well, he's got to roll a big adhesive ball called a katamari around, make stuff stick to it, and then those things are used to rebuild the stars. Fun fact, the word katamari means "clump" or "clod" in Japanese. And "Damacy" comes from the word Damashii, which is a form of the word tamashii, which means "soul" or "spirit". The game's name literally means "clump soul".

The game was considered a bit of a sleeper hit upon release, and won numerous awards. It also got a lot of critical praise. Despite this, the game was able to launch a franchise. The game has had eight sequels, released on various consoles, handhelds, and even on mobile phones.

A high-definition remaster of the original Katamari has come to the Nintendo Switch, so let's grab our giant adhesive balls, rebuild the stars, and take a look at the launch trailer!

...are those ripoff Lego figures?

The stars have vanished, huh? Maybe Chicken Little wasn't completely out of his mind.

Aw man, we missed the giant robot's epic smackdown of the monster! I hate missing the epic smackdowns. Ah well, that show's likely on Netflix anyway.

 What's all the screaming for? The Prince doesn't look that scary!

Have you been drinking again, King of the Cosmos? You know perfectly well cosmic weirdness happens when you get freakin' drunk.

If you're looking to keep anything you own, don't let the Prince near it.

Yeah, you better stay out of his way, too.

Look at the King. Just flying around without a care in the world while his son has to clean up his messes. Methinks it's time for a change in ruler.

Dear God, is nothing safe from the Prince's big sticky ball?! He's got SKYSCRAPERS in it!

Is that a rainbow? How did the Prince get a rainbow in that thing?!

I bet that when the Prince was flying with his father there, he wasn't thinking "I'm going to have to do this eight more times, aren't I?"

Well, despite my jokes, this game looks rather fun. It looks like a nice relaxing way to kill some time. It also looks incredibly unique and just plain old enjoyable. I hope there's more levels and stuff like that added, and it's not just a mere graphical improvement like Star Fox 64 DS was. I hope there's a demo...